Augustine Zhao Kong: was a Chinese diocesan priest who was martyred with his 119 companions in 1815 A.D. Among their number was an eighteen year old boy, Chi Zhuzi, who cried out to those who had just cut off his right arm and were preparing to flay him alive: "Every piece of my flesh, every drop of my blood will tell you that I am a Christian."
also on July 9:
- Everild, virgin;
- The Martyrs of Gorkum: Nicholas Pieck, Jerome Weerden, Leonard Vechel, Nicholas Janssen, Godfrey van Duynen, John van Oosterwyk, John van Hoornaer, Adrian van Hilvarenbeek, James Lacops, Andrew Wouters, Antony van Willehad, and Nicasius van Heeze;
- Veronica Giuliani, virgin
The Martyrs of Gorkum were a group of missionaries who opposed the Calvinist forces that seized the town of Gorkum. These Calvinist forces were opposed to the Spanish rule. They seized these missionaries and subjected them to various indignities. Despite a letter from the prince of Orange ordering their release, they were hanged at deserted Ruggen Monastery on the outskirts of Briel on July 9, and their bodies were callously thrown into a ditch. They were all canonized in 1867 A.D.
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